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APRIL 2012

by reeda

APRIL 2012

 

EDITORIAL





COMMENT



Hezbollah softer on Syria?
Resistance tones down its anti-uprising rhetoric






Mainstreaming extremism
The inherent contradictions of Ahmad al-Assir


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Rolling back the frontiers of reform
Government grasps at price controls and resurgent anti-capitalism






Parched policies
Lebanese project puts politics over functional public policy






Oil in Lebanon: sparring for margins
Oil importers, government face off over prices






Remaking Yemen’s military
The next perilous step for the revolution




SPECIAL REPORT: CANCER



Everyone’s disease
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure






Healthcare’s disease
Government cancer policy falls prey to pharmaceutical collusion and cost overruns






Treatment costs a pot of gold
New medication and machinery swell the price tag of curing cancer






No pill for the hole in the pocket
Misleading policies and brokers can leave patients to pay up






Fighting the ‘Big C’
The monster of Lebanese cancer treatment






Developing the ideal at home
A new healthcare system should not be imported




ECONOMICS & POLICY







A poisoned chalice
Water projects pose disastrous health risks and financial harm






The ministry’s call
New mobile contracts leave a question mark over who is really in control




BANKING & FINANCE







No longer happy to lend
Lebanese banks reluctant to keep filling a bucket with holes in it






From Beirut to billions
Fady Michel Abouchalache, a son of Lebanon who has soared atop global finance






The man with your books
Executive chats with the head of the central bank’s Special Investigation Committee






Investment guide MENA stock tips
Regional investment gurus give their insider insights






Financial quotes of the month
Wise words from the world's movers and shakers




REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT





FEATURE



Syria rendez-vous with the rebellion
From the northern Syrian province of Idlib, a moment in the Syrian uprising






Unbinding the books
Online ascent leaves publishers scraping the bottom of the ink pot




SPECIAL REPORT: ADVERTISING



Sibling rivalry
Miscommunication in the communities industries holds everyone back






More public than relations
Regional firms lack maturity, trustworthiness






A revolution’s commercial openings
Advertisers adapting to a new social, digital landscape






The mechanics of creativity
Under pressure, ad industry starts churning out the goods






Ad-vice from the top
The advertising industry’s biggest players speak to the changing times






Complementary or contradictory
Understanding that PR is more than dressed up advertising






The rewards of risk
Lebanese firm finds success where few dare venture






A direct line to the big time
Global tycoons take over a UAE success in digital media






Jean-Claude Boulos
April 13, 1934 -March 4, 2012




CONSUMER SOCIETY







Still horsing around
The unharnessed opportunity of Lebanon






Lonely in Luxury
Why the Lebanese elite snub the finest of flying






New kid rising?
Supercar tries to measure up to old favorites






Pimp my Rolls
Uptake in customization soars with sales






Complications amass
World’s timekeepers back on the beat at Baselworld






The Tobacco Keeper
A compelling story thwarted in execution




COMPANIES & STRATEGIES



Blockbuster financing
The high-risk, high reward money behind the making of “The Prophet”




BUSINESS ESSENTIALS





LAST WORD



An unnecessary tragedy
Death of domestic worker renews call for basic rights